WebODM: An Open-Source Alternative to Commercial Image Stitching Software for Uncrewed Aerial Systems

Sahaj Patel, Jesse Chintanadilok, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Yilin Zhuang, Joseph Strickland, and Aditya Singh

Release Date: 2/15/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae593-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication aims to help UAS operators become familiar with advanced data processing tools integrated into the WebODM FOSS. The central aim of this publication is to underscore the process and sequence involved in producing data and outcomes by acquainting users with the fundamental features of WebODM. Written by Sahaj Patel, Jesse Chintanadilok, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Yilin Zhuang, Joseph Strickland, and Aditya Singh, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, February 2024.

About this Publication

This document is AE593, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Sahaj Patel, undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Computer and Information Systems Engineering; Jesse Chintanadilok, undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Brittany Hall-Scharf, marine Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County, Brooksville; Yilin Zhuang, regional specialized agent, water resources, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka; Joseph Strickland, county Extension director, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, Kissimmee; and Aditya Singh, assistant professor, remote sensing, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Patel, S., Chintanadilok, J., Hall-Scharf, B., Zhuang, Y., Strickland, J., & Singh, A. (2024). WebODM: An Open-Source Alternative to Commercial Image Stitching Software for Uncrewed Aerial Systems. EDIS, 2024(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae593-2024

Authors

Aditya Singh

Contact

assistant professor, remote sensing and spectroscopy, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Sahaj Patel

undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Computer and Information Systems Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Jesse Chintanadilok

undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Brittany Scharf

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, Florida Sea Grant Program, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County

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Yilin Zhuang

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent III, Ph.D., water resources, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL

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Joseph Strickland

County agent

University of Florida

county Extension director, Extension agent IV, Ph.D., agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County, Brooksville, FL

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